Fred C Adams: 4 books

Book cover of Origins of Existence

Origins of Existence

How Life Emerged in the Universe

by Fred C. Adams
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010

In Origins of Existence astrophysicist Fred Adams takes a radically different approach from the long tradition of biologists and spiritual leaders who have tried to explain how the universe supports the development of life. He argues that life followed naturally from the laws of physics -- which were...
Book cover of The Five Ages of the Universe

The Five Ages of the Universe

Inside the Physics of Eternity

by Fred C. Adams, Greg Laughlin
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016

As the twentieth century closed, Fred Adams and Greg Laughlin captured the attention of the world by identifying the five ages of time. In The Five Ages of the Universe, Adams and Laughlin demonstrate that we can now understand the complete life story of the cosmos from beginning to end. Adams...
Book cover of States of Memory

States of Memory

Continuities, Conflicts, and Transformations in National Retrospection

by Julia Adams, George Steinmetz, Fred C. Corney
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2003

States of Memory illuminates the construction of national memory from a comparative perspective. The essays collected here emphasize that memory itself has a history: not only do particular meanings change, but the very faculty of memory—its place in social relations and the forms it takes—varies...
Book cover of Environment in the Courtroom
by Paul Adams, Natasha Affolder, Andrea C. Akelaitis
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2019

Canadian environmental law is a dynamic and exciting area that is playing an increasingly important role in furthering sustainable development policy. Environmental law has distinctive relevant principles, operating procedures, implications, and importance in comparison with other areas of law, and...
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